I have trained for more than 30 years.
Through different stages of life, different goals and different versions of myself, the gym has always been a constant. I am a qualified personal trainer, a nutritionist and a competitive CrossFit athlete. Training is not something I do occasionally. It shapes how I live, how I work and how I understand what my body can do.
Over time, the way my body responded began to change. My temperature changed. Recovery changed. The way clothing felt during a session changed too. Support mattered differently. Waistbands that once worked no longer sat in the same way. Fabrics that felt comfortable at the start of a workout could feel completely different halfway through it.
Menopause was part of that shift.
But it did not change my ambition.
I still wanted to train properly
I still wanted to lift, move, sweat and challenge myself. I was not looking for clothing that encouraged me to slow down. I wanted activewear that understood how I trained now.
That should not feel like a difficult thing to find, but much of the industry still seemed to be designing around a younger body and a narrow idea of what an active woman looks like. There was very little that spoke to women with years of experience, changing needs and no intention of becoming less capable.
That gap became the starting point for Second Era.
Designed around real training
Every product has to earn its place.
It needs to feel good before a session, during it and afterwards. It needs to move properly, stay where it should and support the body without restricting it. It also needs to work when your temperature rises, when you are lifting, when you are moving quickly, when you are coaching and when the session is harder than expected.
I am not interested in activewear that only looks good standing still.
I will train in these products, test them and help shape the fit, fabrics and details. Not because my experience represents every woman, but because products built for real bodies should begin with real experience.
Strong does not have an age
The way I train has evolved, and so has my body. That does not mean I am trying to return to an earlier version of myself. I am interested in what I can do now, and what I might still become.
Second Era is for women who feel the same. Women with experience behind them, ambition still in them and no interest in becoming less visible, less active or less themselves.
This is not about going backwards. It is about moving forward with better knowledge, better products and more confidence in the body you have today.
This is my second era.
Brooke